More Resources: Maintaining Immunizations During COVID-19

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has published an
excellent guide to maintaining
childhood vaccinations during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The piece warns
that current factors related to the pandemic are creating a situation in which
many children may be missed routine vaccines. This could result in a large population
of unimmunized or under-immunized children and an increase in outbreaks of
vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD).

The article continues by reporting data from the CDC on the
circulation of VPDs between January and March 2020. In addition, it lays out
solutions to continuing well child visits and routine vaccines. It ends with
resources, some of which we listed in last weeks blog post Immunization
Guidelines During COVID-19.

Be sure to check out this timely
resource to assist your practice in maintaining routine immunizations.